Discussion 2023 General AFL Discussion

[Tom14]

It's like winning a HiLux and finding out the neighbours won Lamborghinis though. You've got two players that aren't just gun kids, the are guns of the competition for free. Daicos stats...

● Ranked 1st in Disposals Per Game ● Ranked 1st in Effective Disposals Per Game ● Ranked 2nd in Score Involvements Per Game ● Ranked 3rd in Uncontested Possessions Per Game ● Ranked 5th in Kicks Per Game ● Ranked 5th in Supercoach Score Per Game ● Ranked 8th in AFL Fantasy Score Per Game ● Ranked 9th in Metres Gained Per Game ● Ranked 10th in Handballs Per Game ● Ranked 12th in Bounces Per Game ● Ranked 1st in Total Disposals ● Ranked 1st in Total AFL Fantasy Score ● Ranked 1st in Total Effective Disposals ● Ranked 1st in Total Handballs ● Ranked 1st in Total Kicks ● Ranked 1st in Total Metres Gained ● Ranked 1st in Total Score Involvements ● Ranked 1st in Total Supercoach Score ● Ranked 1st in Total Uncontested Possessions ● Ranked 6th in Total Bounces ● Ranked 8th in Total Time On Ground % ● Ranked 11th in Total Inside 50s ● Ranked 17th in Total Contested Possessions

Ashcroft in his first season is 3rd in the AFL for contested possessions, 10th intercepts, 8th in clearances, 3rd in stoppage clearance etc. Absolute beast not just a promising kid.

I think this is the key point - it is an outrageous gift to get a F/S at pick 2 when you played in the prelim the year before. Throw in the pick trading shenanigans you can do and it gave us the ability to go get Dunkley and still pick up two top 12 draft picks. Its wiped us out of next year's draft but who cares! Collingwood stuffed it a bit by trading away their future first and then sucking, they would have been able to get heaps more if they held onto it.

On another issue I've been loving watching Phillipou, noticed him a heap in the national champs last year and very much enjoying that at this early stage looks like another Dodoro genius move to pass this guy up.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I think this is the key point - it is an outrageous gift to get a F/S at pick 2 when you played in the prelim the year before. Throw in the pick trading shenanigans you can do and it gave us the ability to go get Dunkley and still pick up two top 12 draft picks. Its wiped us out of next year's draft but who cares! Collingwood stuffed it a bit by trading away their future first and then sucking, they would have been able to get heaps more if they held onto it.

On another issue I've been loving watching Phillipou, noticed him a heap in the national champs last year and very much enjoying that at this early stage looks like another Dodoro genius move to pass this guy up.

My issue is with the picks trading system, equating a heap of later picks to an early.
Daicos was worth pick 4.
The system should require that they give up their first round pick either this year or next year.
If they don't have a first round pick, well bad luck, you knew he was coming .

The current system lets them double dip. You can trade your first round pick for a player worth a first round pick AND get a first round pick player.
Do you think Fremantle would have accepted a handful of fourth and third round picks for Brad Hill. The whole points system is just fundamentally wrong.

 

[George]

North Melbourne - Carlton not on Kayo? Can't see it listed?

 

[StFly]

North Melbourne - Carlton not on Kayo? Can't see it listed?

Filtering is your friend.

As pc decided to freeze for a bit, they're waiting for the bounce at 4:20.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

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Filtering is your friend.

As pc decided to freeze for a bit, they're waiting for the bounce at 4:20.

Typical boomer behaviours from resident potato George

 

[StFly]

Norths jumper is indeed horrible, it's like a Disney movie from the 90's, reminds me of Mighty Ducks.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

From a distance it's hard to know who's who

 

[Jack Stevens]

Rompingwins and Jobe Watson on commentary... Haven't the sick children suffered enough already?

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Zurhaar pumped, strong start apart from the dumb frees

 

[Hayes4PM]

Geez that North guernsey is criminal.

 

[hayes]

North Melbourne - Carlton not on Kayo? Can't see it listed?

If you scroll down for half an hour eventually you’ll get to the live channels and you can go straight to fox footy. It’s the worst app.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Go Norf.

 

[hayes]

Carlton going in pretty tall with two ruckmen, two key forwards and Silvagni. I think I know where the sub will come from.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Stephenson stinks

 

[Mowman]

Old mate Jobe up and about early

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Old mate Jobe up and about early

“Forward thrush” he reckons

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Disgraceful free to Hollands

 

[Minga]

This Carlton side reminds me of the Weagles when they were good a few seasons ago. Very aerially focused, lots of marks, and a strong midfield to go with it.

I prefer our style of play, but should be a good game in a few weeks time when we get them at Marvel.

 

[StFly]

Disgraceful free to Hollands

Gather, take 2 steps, get tackled, umpire thinks never took possession to begin with.

Everyone in that match is blind, it must be all the blue floating around making everyone think they're drunk and seeing blurred vision.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Norf in front but it feels like just a matter of time before the blues blow it open

 

[Barrels]

Old mate Jobe up and about early

Blokes dumber than a bag of hammers.

Would deadset die of starvation at a stop sign, because it didn’t tell him to go again.

 

[Barrels]

If Dusty Martin does that, no free is called…

What bullshit.

 

[Mowman]

Blokes dumber than a bag of hammers.

Would deadset die of starvation at a stop sign, because it didn’t tell him to go again.

You're in better form then C. Wilkie

 

[Mowman]

Carlton remind me of us under Ratts

Voss will not be coach in 2025 if not earlier

 

[Hayes4PM]

Is Jobe Watson paid to be a special commentator who just tongue punches umpires at every opportunity? So ****ing annoying.